1818 in Canada #CanadianHistory #history "For [North] America to open its arms and its soil to the redundant population of other countries is[...]fulfilling the designs of God and nature" https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3661378 Pg. 190 (centre column) #colonization #immigration See also: Colonialism in Canada - British Colonialism in Canada https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/colonialism-in-canada Immigration to Canada https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/immigration